brendafromtenn Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 DS has two years of high school Latin under his belt. Should we at this point continue with LatinIII OR switch to Spanish I for something a little different. What are the colleges and universities looking for on a transcript? Blessings, Brenda:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 While some colleges are content with two years of a foreign language, more are looking for three or even four years of the same language. If you have an idea of what colleges your child might apply to, I'd recommend looking at their catalog to see what specifically they require. If your child is enjoying Latin, I'd say continue on. (My senior is in her fifth year of Latin and her first of Ancient Greek.) Perhaps he can add the Spanish as well. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 DS has two years of high school Latin under his belt. Should we at this point continue with LatinIII OR switch to Spanish I for something a little different. What are the colleges and universities looking for on a transcript? We're opting for Spanish after 2 years of Latin. Yes, colleges want 3-4 years, depending on the college. UW in Seattle wants 4 years. We've dabbled in Spanish w/ Rosetta Stone over the last year. The kids love Spanish and can speak w/ neighbor kids who are taking Spanish at their middle and high schools. Our church works w/ a ministry in Nicaragua and both my older dc are going next summer to volunteer. Both my dc have a great foundation in Latin. Spanish seems more practical. Every family's goals are different. Ds will take Spanish at high school in Fall. Our Spanish tutor arrives tonight for the first formal lesson :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in NE Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I agree. You need to check out potential colleges first. Our state university requires modern language credits with a heavy oral component: Two years (same language) for admission and another 2 years (same language) either in high school or at the university level to meet general requirements. Both of my daughters started with Latin. The oldest is now taking Spanish at a cooperative (to meet their even more persnickety requirements - namely the "taken in a classroom" clause) and my youngest, who would like to continue Latin next year, will be switching to Spanish as well. Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendafromtenn Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Thanks so much ladies.....this gives me a lot to think about. Think we will stick with our original plan to do 2 years of high school Latin, and then follow up with two years of Spanish. Practical and complete. Blessings to you this morning, Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Brenda, Chiming in a bit late. You could also pick up Spanish by dual enrolling at a community college or local university and get the equivalent of 1 year of hs in 1 semester. That is likely what dd will do as she will continue at least through Latin III and then pursue a modern language through dual enrollment. HTH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendafromtenn Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 I'll keep that in mind. We are going to visit the area CC this spring. Thanks! I didn't think of that.... Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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